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@eine tates @anni @Hirn Letters Patent No. 76,440, [lated April 7, ISGS.

IMIJROVEMENT IN PRINTERS FURNITURE.

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TO ALL WIIOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, FnAXe-Isonn Tnifzononr Manin Anci-1 GUYON, of SaintBreux, in the Department of Ctes du Nord, in the Empire of France, haveinvented a. certain new and useful Ii'nproveinent in Printers Furniture,which I term a Typographie Fixiform; and I do herehy decla-re that thefollowing is a full and exact description thereof.

I will first describe what I consider the best means of carrying ont myinvention, and will afterwards 'designate the point-s which I believe tobe new. The accompanying drawings forni u. part ot' this specification.

Figure 1 is a. plan view of the bed of e printingpress, with my iixiformin position, holding a chase in place on the bed.

Figure 2 represents the common plan.

Figure 3 represents my ixiform on a larger seule, with its partsseparated one from the other;

Figure 4: represents the parts slightly modified.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures. Y

My invention is adapted to take the place el' much of the cumbrousfurniture now used, and tosave much time and expense. i v

I use the term furniture," as it is commonly used in the priiitingtrade, to mean the aggregate of the various pieces of wood or metal,quoins, the., used to till spaces vcit-her inside or outside ot' thechase. My invention is intended more particularly for filling the spaceoutside of the chase, or, in other words, l'er holding the chase inplace on the hed.

A B C Dis the hed of the printing-press. rIhe side .f B is that againstwhich the chase L c nl is fitted. The side C D is that which serves as abasis for the furniture to hold the chase in place.

I take the piece K Ii', and insert the two tenons 7c e in two holesadapted to receive them in the piece E. I next take the piece J, and,{indi-ng by trial the p 'oper notches jj, in which to insert the head kot' the other part, tit them together as shown in iig. I. Now, with aproper wrench or spanncr, I turn the screw V, and press it against theinner face ofthe piece E, so as to force the pieces .I K away from thepiece E, and to press tightly and firmly against the chase (L b e (Z.When this is eil'eeted, the whole is left firmly secured, and the pressmay be operated as usual.

To release the chase, it is necessary simply to slnclien the screw V,and remove the pztrts J K K', ns will be obvious.

I do not confine myself to Xing the spurs or tenons on the part Ii.Tlieyinay be used on the part I, and the screw being there also, theportion ofthe parts J Ii, and consequently ef the entire device, may hereversed, and still the principle of my inventionwill be involved. I canoperate with some success with various inediti cations. l

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letterslatent, is as follows: y

1. I claim the part K VK', and the part Jj, arranged to opernterelatively to cach other and to the bed nl" a printing-press, as and forthe purpose herein specified.

2. I claim the tenons orspurs 7c lr, und screw I", in combination withthe readily-adjustalnle frame K K', Jj, or its equivalent, the severalparts being all arranged fer' joint-eperntiei'i, as and for the purposeherein specified.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name in presence of twosubscrihnjr witnesses.

GI'YON FRANCILZQUE.v

Witnesses J. BARRET, ERNEST HUET.

